A/N: Hey I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! Loud screams

Well I saw Spiderman 2, which rocked so now I have been inspired somehow to update my comic related stories. Once again my computer is retarded so please forgive me and I'm not sure what chapter number this is...

It Continues...

The only noise within the cave was the eerie echo of dripping water and of course the constant irritating sound of a lighter being flipped open and shut. "Will you cut that out!?" Rogue growled irritably.

She knew that if they were ever going to escape they would need John's help- which meant being a little nicer than normal to the fireball-but she still couldn't stand the clicking noise echoing through the room. Just ignore it she thought to herself as she gritted her teeth. Suddenly she noticed that it was silent and she stopped attempting to cover her ears with her hands-which was in vain anyways since the steel bonds had been tightened since her last escape attempt. It hadn't gone through as she had planned, and now she regretted its failure more than ever since a chance like that comes along only once in a blue moon- and it had slipped right through her fingers. Suddenly she noticed a slight tremor.

What was that? she asked herself as a rumbling noise came from within the depths of the cave.

Bobby could hear the sound of vibrating metal and impatiently paced footsteps (A/N: and don't forget the weird theme music...), the reverberations sent a chill up his spine, leaving him feeling quite hollow as he held his breath, trying to unscramble each cold, calculating thought that ran through his mind.

"Well well, well...it looks like we have a brave little snowball running amok," said a malicious voice. Bobby slid deeper into the shadows as the voice continued, "Why, I wonder what reason you have for escaping-could it be, lets see...someone that I've met before?" The voice laughed. "Well you're too late!" the voice continued, but this time in a much colder tone.

Bobby could feel the ice pounding through his veins, his adrenaline surging so quickly that it was painful. It can't be true...He's lying... he thought to himself, but a nagging voice at the corner of his mind emerged. "Why would he be lying though? What motive could he possibly have..." No! I don't believe it...I can't believe it! He thought angrily to himself.

Meanwhile the pace of the footsteps slowed and Magneto drawled in a viciously blissful tone. "She was quite pathetic though...not much of a loss at all..."he continued to laugh. Bobby didn't even stop to think. The small voice that was once hidden among his calm collected thoughts was now screaming, urging him on as he jumped recklessly from the shadows and tried to smash the deeply lined face, his adrenaline pumping as he drained the warmth from the surrounding air; wanting nothing more than to feel the blood flowing through Magneto to cease movement and freeze over.

But he should've known better than to not expect consequences. He had learned already from his training at the institute that those who wore there emotions on their sleeves would be picked off more quickly than those who chose to react with caution.

This was one of those times when he should have silenced that small voice within his head that went against his common sense, he thought to himself as Magneto reached out and the metal with in the walls started to shift, causing a cascade of rocks to collapse, knocking Bobby unconscious beneath the rubble.

Magneto smiled. "Raging hormones..." With a last glance at the pile of rock he continued his impatient stride towards the cavernous tunnels to check on Mystique.

John knew that if Magneto returned to find Rogue unguarded he definitely wouldn't be happy, but his curiosity had always gotten the better of him and this was no exception. After he heard the rumbling within the cave John couldn't resist checking out the source of the disturbance. What if the tunnel had collapsed, blocking the entrances of worse yet hurting Kitty and Jubilee?- He seriously doubted that Magneto had bothered to place safety precautions on a futuristic cube.

But when he reached the pile of rocks he knew that this was much worse...

Magneto had never really liked caves-they were damp, dark, and musty-a place for the lowliest commoners and outcasts-not a place that they should have been forced to inhabit. So when he tried to sense the titanium speaker Mystique had been carrying, but only found interference from the metallic deposits within the cave, it only made him more ticked off.

Finally his boot made contact with a lumpy figure that he realized was too soft to be a rock. He shone his flashlight to reveal a scaly blue face, but the familiar yellow eyes were firmly closed. He realized that she was out cold- Something that icey could be credited with- and with a slight motion of his hand, a metallic plate rose up and carried Mystique behind him.

Rogue heard a soft "thump" and noticed from his tall stature that Magneto was walking towards her. His boots clicked in a brisk pace against the rock and he was steadily moving closer. A chill ran up her spine with each second until finally he stopped, choosing to stand a short distance away in shadow. She wanted desperately to cry out, scream at the figure- just to ask him why he would do this- but her dry throat and common sense told her to wait, biding her time.

This was neither the time, nor place for rash decisions, not when she would be gambling the lives of others as well as her own. She remained silent.

"You have seen my thoughts and my memories, you know that my life has been...Painful..."Magneto began, pausing to reminisce then continuing slowly, "You also know that your power is unique, you absorb not only a person's powers, but also their life force- part of, their soul."

Rogue nodded grimly, she already knew this and she didn't like where it was headed.

Magneto's voice rose again, "Imagine though if I told you that I could reverse this process, hone it to give back life- that you could bring back people from the edge of death or even beyond...make others immortal...If you could touch...", he reached out and ran a pointed finger lightly over her face.

She shivered. Was it true? Would she really be able to do all that? To touch?... Magneto started to turn. "Consider that as a reason to join with me." He said and started to leave "Wait!" Rogue shouted –the last words that she would have ever expected saying to him- before he disappeared.

A glimmer of grey shifted to show she had caught his attention and she continued in a raspy voice, "will-w-will you let them- the others- will you let them go back to the institute, unharmed if I agree?" He shifted uncomfortably then with a laugh he shouted, "well, we'll have to see- after all its not part of my bargain..." Magneto left and she was left alone in silence, but in her head the cold voice replayed itself over and over again.

John felt sick; from beneath the rocks he saw a pale hand protruding from the rubble and the air felt as though it had lost all warmth. "No...it can't be..." John rushed towards the pile, pulling off rocks and trusting debris away from the all too familiar figure buried beneath. "No...you can't be! Bob, look, I've known you for too long and you can't give up now!" John shouted as he shook Bobby desperately for some sign of life. "Look, I-I'm sorry! It wasn't supposed to be this way...I wasn't supposed to be fighting against you- you and Rogue and the others. Look you can give up on me but Rogue-you can't give up on Rogue and the others...They need you damnit!"

And then he saw it:

A twitch.

Just the tiniest sign of life... Slowly the icy fingers started to move and he was looking at the face of his best friend as a pair of cold blue eyes snapped open.

Rogue could tell that for some reason John had left, leaving her alone and hanging limply from the metal chains. come on! Break! she thought to herself as she grabbed the rusty bonds and silently praying that the metal would be too old to withstand pressure. She willed every ounce of her strength she had to break the chains, hoping that she had retained some of Magneto's power...

And to her amazement the chains snapped.

(A/N: Okay so I disappeared for quite a while...but I promise I've been very busy even though it has been summer break. You've read so much-don't stop now! Please give me your honest opinion of this story and how I can improve! Thank you!)